Police were searching Saturday for a missing 11-year-old girl who was last seen in Gainesville.

Authorities with the Gainesville Police Department said Jahnia Fisher was last seen Friday.

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Jahnia was described as a black girl, 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighing 100 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes.

Investigators said Jahnia is from Georgia and was visiting her grandmother in Gainesville. They said Jahnia's mother was involved in an argument with Jahnia's father, Jamar Fisher, 30, who is traveling in a 2007 red Mercedes-Benz C230, with Florida tag BZA-C03.

Officials said Jamar Fisher removed Jahnia from the mother's vehicle and put her in his Mercedes and drove away. They said Jamar Fisher previously made threats by text message that he would kill the mother and Jahnia.

Jamar Fisher has outstanding charges of interference with custody of a minor and written threats to kill.

Anyone with information about Jahnia's whereabouts should call the Gainesville Police Department at 352-393-7500 or 911.